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  • Test Wing major brings Disney marathon to Iraq

    Maj. Devin Traynor, test pilot for the 46th Test Wing's Operations Group, and his wife Lynette just completed Disney's half marathon together while 7,000 miles apart Jan. 8. Through Disney's and the United States Forces Iraq audio visual technology, Mrs. Traynor was able to begin and finish this

  • Ready, Set, Zumba

    Hips shake energetically to Latin beats, swivel seductively to hip-hop lyrics and sway softly to mainstream pop ballads. Sweat hits the floor and water bottles are emptied at rapid speeds. Welcome to Zumba.Zumba is the newest exercise program gaining popularity and proves to be very successful.

  • Help Eglin recycle: what to know

    As all of Team Eglin begins pitching in with trash disposal and recycling, the Eglin Recycle Center would like to ensure personnel know what is and is not recyclable.The public squares are set in buildings throughout the base to collect recyclables. Each one is labeled to collect a certain material.

  • 96 MDG eyes second basketball title

    The 2011 intramural basketball season playoffs began here Jan. 10 with the 96th Medical Group posting a decisive 65-43 win over the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron.The 96 MDG, seeking a second consecutive intramural basketball title, were seeded number one of the eight teams

  • Defense official outlines pay freeze details

    Defense Department civilian employees affected by the federal pay freeze for 2011 and 2012 will still have the opportunity to receive performance awards, promotions and normal longevity increases, a senior defense official said.Pasquale M. Tamburrino Jr., the deputy under secretary of defense for

  • Airmen receive Articles 15

    In December, there were six Articles 15 offered on base. Nonjudicial punishment under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice, provides commanders with an essential and prompt means of maintaining good order and discipline and also promotes positive behavior changes in service members without

  • New tools on display at HAWC open house

    The Health and Wellness Center will host an Open House event Jan. 20 from 8 a.m. to noon to show off many recent innovations and upgrades.The newest addition within its facilities is called the "Human Performance Testing Lab."This testing lab allows HAWC employees to provide assessments to improve

  • AF implements government travel card controlled spend accounts

    In an effort to curtail government travel card abuse and delinquency, Air Force officials are piloting an unprecedented controlled spend account concept Jan. 1.The most significant CSA concept bases spending limits on approved travel authorizations and provides just enough funds to perform the

  • Custodial cuts create cleaning chores

    With more than a $6 Million shortfall in the 2011 Base Operating Support budget, changes on Eglin were inevitable. Now, all of Team Eglin will pitch in to take out the trash.Three major contracts have been either eliminated or drastically reduced, including the building custodial contract, the mail